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Cape Coral Council OKs $647,720 change order, directs RFP for JC Park bistro

Cape Coral City Council · December 11, 2025
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City Council voted unanimously Dec. 10 to authorize a $647,720.39 change order to complete structural/site work at JC Park and directed staff to issue an RFP seeking a concessionaire to offset the city's costs; council favored finishing a weather-tight gray shell rather than suspending work or completing a turnkey interior.

Cape Coral — The Cape Coral City Council on Dec. 10 authorized a $647,720.39 change order to complete the structural and site work on the JC Park bistro and directed staff to issue a request for proposals for a concessionaire operator.

City Manager presented three options for the partially built bistro after the original concessionaire withdrew: suspend bistro work (estimated immediate exposure discussed as $405,000), complete an enclosed "gray shell" so the park can open while leaving interior fit-out for a future operator, or have the city finish a turnkey interior at an estimated $1.4 million. The manager…

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